Steffen Kverneland
NON-FICTION
C A R TO O N B I O G R A P H Y
Munch - A Graphic Biography on Edvard Munch
Munch
No Comprendo Press 2013
280 Pages
English sample translation available
PHOTO: HANS ERIK LINDBOM
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is one of the world’s most important modern
artists. Munch is a graphic biography, a unique project in the way it is told
exclusively through quotes by Munch and his contemporaries. Kverneland
incorporates Munch's art in the book, with samples and quotations expertly
executed throughout the book. The overall effect is startling, and we get a loving
and humorous close-up of the master expressionist, as well as a group portrait
of the Scandinavian bohemia of the late nineteenth century. The first chapter of
Munch was exhibited in the Munch-museum in Oslo, and later acquired in its
entirety by the National Gallery of Norway.
Steffen Kverneland (b. 1963) is one of the
leading comic book artists in Norway. His
works include multiple award-winning Olaf
G. and the series Kanon in collaboration with
Lars Fiske.
Winner of the 2013 Brage Prize, Ministry of Culture’s Award for Best
Graphic Novel 2013 and The Pondus Prize 2013
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Praise:
‘The biographical comic on Munch is one of the funniest and most playful
works that has ever been written about the artist. (…) Kverneland's manuscript
is a collage of Edvard Munch’s own texts and letters, and books written by his
close friends and circle. Only primary texts are used, and every single comicframe has its own source reference.’
Elin Kittelsen, Munch-scholar, selecting her three all time Munch-literature
favourites for NRK
FOREIGN SALES
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'Luminously brilliant
throughout.'
European Literature
Network
'... dazzlingly use of
sequential storytelling...
Rarely have I read a more
entertaining biography.'
The Comics Journal
'... astounding.
Kverneland’s energy,
passion, knowledge, and
drive fly off every page,
holding us spellbound
within the book.'
The Quietus
www.norla.no